2016 SUN ‘n FUN Numbers Released
June 7, 2016 (Lakeland, Fla.) The 42nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo presented by VISIT FLORIDA and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association took place April 5 –10, 2016 in Lakeland, Florida. We are pleased to release the following data and fun facts:
- Approximately 200,000 guests attended from over 60 countries
- Brazil, Canada and United Kingdom once again had the highest amount of visitors
- 251 attendees took advantage of the free ticket offer for active military available April 5-7
- 7,530 attendees took advantage of discounted ticket pricing available to active military, retired military and veterans
- SUN ‘n FUN ordered over 400 Portalets, 25 light towers, 412 golf carts, and approx. 150 tents
- SUN ‘n FUN distributed 90,000 bottles of water and approximately 19,000 sandwiches to volunteers
- 677 individuals from 28 states registered for the Career Fair
- 3,400 students went on tours
- 512 students attended the F-22 and Golden Knights Symposium
- Approximately 50,000 attendees visited Aerospace Discovery at the Florida Air Museum and/or the 727 Piedmont Aerospace Experience
- Volunteer Ham Radio Operators spoke with people in 43 states and 18 countries
- 440 media representatives attended from 16 countries
- 5,988 people attended 331 forums
- 3,228 people attended 56 workshops
- over 9,000 aircraft movements took place
- 494 exhibitors participated
- The Lockheed F-35 Lightning II made its first appearance in the Southeast at SnF16
Social Media Statistics:
- Total Reach (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) = over 2 million
- Total Impressions = almost 10 million
- Engagement Rate = more than double the normal amount
- Approximately 3,000 new fans were added
- 2,000 images were posted on Instagram by fans